Kerrville

Hill Country municipality

Kerrville is a city in the Texas Hill Country, northwest of San Antonio.

It serves as seat of Kerr County and is known for its folk music festival and as a retirement destination.

The Guadalupe River runs through town.

We stopped in Kerrville on our way to Big Bend.

geography

Texas

Second-largest American state

limestone · cypress · live oak · springs · creeks · hills · valleys · Junction

tourism

dude ranch

Vacation cattle farm

art galleries · Main Street · kayaking · tubing · birdwatching · camping · hunting · fishing · scenic drives · wildflowers

music

folk festival

Traditional music community event

guitar · troubadour · jam sessions · ballads · Americana · open mic · songwriters

retirement

retirees

People finished working permanently

senior living · mild climate · quiet · affordable · small town · community · peaceful · relaxed · golf · assisted living

summer camps

youth camps

Supervised group retreats for children

horseback riding · cabins · counselors · campfires · wilderness · Christian camps · team building · nature programs · river activities · leadership

Opposites
urban scale/metropolitan status

KerrvilleNew York City

America's largest city

Tokyo · Los Angeles · London · metropolis · Chicago

texas geographic/cultural identity

KerrvilleHouston

Texas's largest city

Dallas · Galveston · Corpus Christi · El Paso · Brownsville

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G